Occupy Wall Street Blog 196 items | updated Jan 9 2012

Originally posted 9/28/11

Link: http://current.com/shows/countdown/blog/arun-venugopal-traces-how-occupy-wall-street-is-evolving-as-it-expands-across-the-us

Keith and Arun Venugopal, reporter for New York public radio station WNYC, trace how the Occupy Wall Street movement is evolving as it expands across the country.

Originally posted 9/27/11

Link: http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/sam-seder-discusses-the-latest-on-the-occupy-wall-street-protest

Keith and Sam Seder, comedian and host of "The Majority Report" and "Ring of Fire," discuss the latest from the Occupy Wall Street protest, including NPR's explanation of why it isn’t covering the protest and the evolving policy positions of the protesters.

Watch “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” live each weeknight at 8/7c on Current TV.

Originally posted 9/26/11

Link: http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/kelly-heresy-on-police-violence-at-occupy-wall-street-protests

Keith and Occupy Wall Street protester Kelly Heresy discuss the latest documentation of police brutality at the marches and a New York Times report that calls the movement "noble but fractured and airy." Ten days into the occupation, Heresy -- who was one of the first to be pepper sprayed -- clarified that the protesters support police officers: "We are not against the cops -- the cops are part of the 99 percent -- the cops, we would like to believe, are on our side. Because we understand that they have families, they have children, and with budget cuts they could be losing their jobs and pensions as well." Responding to media concerns that the protest isn't focused, Heresy reminded viewers that this is a very new movement and "eventually we will be ready to address the media with specific things." Watch “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” live each weeknight at 8/7c on Current TV. Click here to find the show in your area. Related Links The Nation: Correcting the Abysmal 'New York Times' Coverage of Occupy Wall Street

Originally posted 9/22/11

Link: http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/michael-moore-support-of-occupy-wall-street-decries-execution-of-troy-davis

Michael Moore, filmmaker, activist and author of “Here Comes Trouble,” calls on people all over the country to bring the Occupy Wall Street movement to their communities. Moore says, "The smart rich know they can only build the gate so high. And ... history proves that people, when they've had enough, aren't going to take it anymore. And much better to deal with it nonviolently now, through the political system, than what could possibly happen in the future, which nobody wants to see." Later, Moore denounces the state of Georgia for executing Troy Davis. "Well over a hundred people who were on death row who we were going to execute we have then discovered they were falsely convicted and they were set free. They almost died." Watch “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” live each weeknight at 8/7c on Current TV. Click here to find the show in your area. Related Links Michael Moore's bio

Originally posted 9/21/11

Link: http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/will-bunch-author-of-the-backlash-on-mainstream-medias-failure-to-cover-wall-street-protests

Keith and Will Bunch, senior writer, Philadelphia Daily News, call out the New York Times and other mainstream outlets for failing to cover the Occupy Wall Street that began on September 17. Comparing their social media strategy to that of the Arab Spring, Bunch hopes that the protesters -- promoted on Twitter and by the magazine “Adbusters” and other alternative news sources -- refine their goals to appeal to a broader audience. Watch “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” live each weeknight at 8/7c on Current TV. Click here to find the show in your area.

Originally posted 9/20/11

Link: http://current.com/groups/news-blog/93456821_the-underreported-story-occupying-wall-street-for-democracy.htm

Feeling fed up watching Washington fight over tax breaks for the wealthiest 1 percent of the population while unemployment continues to plague the rest of the country? Sick of watching Wall Street tank the economy and walk away? You're not alone and this weekend, protestors took to the streets of lower Manhattan with a demand for change.

Fed up with Wall Street? You're not alone. Hundreds gathered in Manhattan to occupy Wall Street and protest the unequal distribution of wealth and economic priorities of the country.

Could the occupation signal the start of a new movement?